My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem-Chapter 1634
I sent Elysium through a pack of men. As they died, I was able to get a better look at them. They were fey, but a variety of different species. They were pirates. The fey had seemingly captured the pirates Calypso and was forcing them to fight on their behalf. It made sense. Pirates could be resurrected, while the fey could not. Why would they waste their people on a battle that could be dedicated to others? Perhaps, that was why they were willing to start the invasion rather than wait for the outcome on the SSS island. No fey was even at risk.
I heard several people shouting pirates as they fled. If they weren’t looking closely at the boats, they might have thought this was just some massive pirate invasion. However, those boats were far too orderly, large, and plentiful to be pirates. Still, if anyone did manage to get the word out, the word would be that the Tearfall Isles were a part of a sudden pirate attack. The fey had truly planned out this invasion on several levels.
I quickly honed in on Eliana on the map, using the red marks to help me discover when I was approaching enemies. I came up to the main building, where there was a group of men marked with red trying to break inside. I didn’t waste any time cutting them all down. It was unlikely anyone would resurrect any of them, but I couldn’t spare any sympathy for those who not only attacked their own but betrayed them to an enemy. These pirates must have known who they were working for, and what the consequences of following them would be.
I thought about breaking through the barricade, but that would only startle them and remove some of the defenses they were using. That felt counterproductive to what I was trying to accomplish. Thus, I decided to open another portal and step directly in. Maybe, I should have done that as the first thing after coming out of the boss room, but it was too late now.
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As the portal opened, a panting Chance finally reached me. “My lord… you’re hard to keep up with.”
I raised an eyebrow, and she immediately blushed. The other bodyguards would be ashamed if they were caught complaining about such a thing. I didn’t want to give her a hard time though, so I left I at that, taking her with me through the portal. Eliana was there on the other side. When she saw me, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Deek… you’ve returned. I was really worried I might not be able to reach you.”
“How are you guys holding out?” I asked.
“Not well.” A familiar councilman walked up to us. “We’re not equipped for such a battle. We’re outmanned. I’m drafting a surrender now.”
“Surrender?” Eliana’s response showed that she hadn’t been consulted about this decision.
The man seemed to stiffen even more than he already was. “They’ll leave once we give them some compensation.” freewebnøvel.coɱ
“Do you think this is just a pirate attack?” I asked in disbelief. “This is an invasion! We’re at war.”
“Well, what are we expected to do about it?” The councilman spoke in exasperation.
“If you had just joined with the mainland like I had asked…” Eliana began.
“Don’t you start! Even if we did get annexed by one of your mainland countries, you wouldn’t be able to provide us support on short notice. It’s hopeless! Surrender is our only option.”
I shook my head. “No, I might have another.”
